Safety Instructions - Eufab JAKE Bedienungsanleitung

Safety Instructions

Follow the fitting instructions exactly. Not following the instruc-
tions can cause injury to people and damage to property.
If you are unsure when fitting, please ask your dealer or the
manufacturer for further information.
Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer is liable for damages due to
improper use or incorrect fitting.
Check the bicycle carrier and its load regularly! You have an obliga-
tion to do this and will be held responsible in the case of damage.
NOTE
A European operating licence is in place for this
bicycle carrier. It is enclosed with this carrier and
must be carried when the carrier is used.
WARNUNG!
Personal injury or material damage due to
changed vehicle driving characteristics.
Driving with the mounted bicycle carrier will affect
the driving characteristics of your vehicle.
Adjust your driving speed to the new vehicle
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behaa Adjust your speed to the new driving
characteristics. viour.
Never drive faster than 130 km/h.
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Avoid sudden and jerky steering movements.
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Remember that your vehicle is longer than
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usual.
WARNUNG!
Personal injury or material damage due to
loss of the bicycles.
Driving without using the safety straps can lead to
accidents.
Before the start of every trip, check correct
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and secure mounting of the straps around the
bicycles and the U-bracket of the carrier (See
Step 6, Section „Mounting bicycles").
Before the start of every trip, check to see if the
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straps used are undamaged and not worn.
A damaged or worn strap must be replaced
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with an undamaged one before driving.
Only strap which are approved by EAL GmbH
may be used for this.
Safety Instructions
WARNING!
Personal injury or material damage possible
due to an unsecured/incorrectly mounted
bicycle carrier.
The moving parts of the bicycle carrier constitute a
source of danger if not properly mounted.
Disassemble the bicycle carrier when not in use.
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WARNING!
Personal injury or material damage possible
due to protruding parts.
Parts protruding beyond the edge of the vehicle or
bicycle carrier can cause personal injury or material
damage when driving.
Only mount parts that do not protrude beyond
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the edge of the vehicle.
WARNING!
Personal injury or material damage due to
overloading.
Exceeding the max. load capacity of th bicycle
carrier as well as the permissible load on the
coupling joint of the trailer coupling or the
permissible overall weight can lead to serious
accidents.
Observe the information on the max. load
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capacity, permissible coupling joint load and
permissible overall weight of your vehicle.
Never exceed these specifications.
ATTENTION!
Material damage due to opening tailgate.
The tailgate could hit against the bicycle carrier and
be damaged.
Switch off the electric tailgate and operate
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them manually.
Fold down the bicycle carrier before opening
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the tailgate.
ATTENTION!
Material damage caused by hot exhaust gases.
Damage can be caused to the bicycle carrier or the
bicycles if the the exhaust pipe is too close.
If necessary, use an exhaust deflector.
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